Animal genetic resources management and property rights

CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi). 2010. Animal genetic resources management and property rights. In Resources, rights, and cooperation: A sourcebook on property rights and collective action for sustainable development, CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi). Rights to Resources and Collective Action for Agriculture, Chapter 2, Pp. 77-80. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152703

Approximately 2 billion people depend on livestock for at least part, and in some cases most, of their livelihood. The poorest livestock keepers are the ones that most need animals that are tolerant of high temperatures and resistant to diseases and drought. These genetic characteristics are referred to as animal genetic resources (AnGR).